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Callicarpa erioclona

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Callicarpa erioclona
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Callicarpa
Species:
C. erioclona
Binomial name
Callicarpa erioclona
Schauer in A.P.de Candolle

Callicarpa erioclona is a species of beautyberry native to Vietnam, Borneo, Sulawesi, Java, Philippines, New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago.[1] It produces small berries that grow in tight clusters. The fruit is edible, but is not commercially grown or sold in markets. The flowers are light-pink to white. The leaves can be mixed with coconut oil to treat open wounds.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Gemma L. C. Bramley (March 2009). "The genus Callicarpa (Lamiaceae) on Borneo". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 159 (3): 416–455. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00907.x.
    - Gemma L. C. Bramley (September 2013). "The genus Callicarpa (Lamiaceae) in the Philippines". Kew Bulletin. 68 (3): 369–418. doi:10.1007/s12225-013-9456-y. S2CID 41896554.
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